1. O Jesus, gracious Saviour,
Upon the Father’s throne,
Whose wond’rous love and favour
Have made our cause Thine own;
Thy people to Thee ever
For grace and help repair,
For Thou they know wilt never
Refuse their griefs to share.
2. O Lord, through tribulation
Our weary journey lies,
Through scorn and sore temptation,
And watchful enemies;
’Midst never-ceasing dangers
We through the desert roam,
As pilgrims here and strangers,
We seek the rest to come.
3. O Lord, Thou too once hasted
This weary desert through,
Once fully tried and tasted
Its bitterness and woe;
And hence Thy heart is tender,
In truest sympathy,301
Though now the heavens render
All praise to Thee on high.
4. O by Thy Holy Spirit
Reveal to us Thy love,
The joy we shall inherit
With Thee, our Head above:
May all this consolation
Our trembling hearts sustain—
Sure—though through tribulation—
The promis’d rest to gain.